Railway-tie



H. H. ASHLOCK.

RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT; I. 1930.

Patented June 28, 1921.

A T TORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILVfAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2-8, 1921.

Application filed September 7, 1920. Serial No. 408,680.

To all "I 0 710m it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. AsHLooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

lily invention relates to railway ties more particularly adapted for use in connection with street railways and the objects of my invention are: first, toprovide a railway tie which is constructed principally of T steel; second. to provide a means for securing the T rail to the T steel which is pivotally mounted on one member of the T steel and which is provided with a notch which engages the flange of the rail for supporting it in position; third, to provide .a new and novelly constructed railway tie; fourth to provide a railway tie of this class in which the rail securing member is pivotally mounted and tends to tighten by pressure of the load and may also be supported against pivotal movement; fifth, to provide a new and novel means for securing the T rail in position and sixth, to provide a railway tie of this class which is very simple and eco nomical of construction, durable, easy to install, positive in its action and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

l Vith these and other objects in View as will appear hereinafter my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings and t0 the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is a side clevational view of my railway tie showing the rails in position in section and showing the securing members in securing position by solid lines and one of them on one side in released position by dotted lines and showing the T rail in position for removal by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of said tie'with the T rail secured in position shown fragmentarily and F i g. 3 is an end view thereof.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The main tie member 1, securing members 2 and 3, pivot bolts 4 and stay bolts 5 constitute the principal parts and portions of my railway tie.

The main tie member 1 is a section of T steel of suitable length and adapted to be positioned with the flat side down. It is provided with notches 1 in each end of the normally vertical member each of which notches conforms to one side of the flange of the T rail and said notch extends outwardly providing a flat surface for the base or lower side of said T rail, the other edge of said notch being tapered at 1 adapted to permit the flange of the rail to be positioned in said notch so that the lower surface is horizontal as shown best by solid lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. It is, however, provided with the notch 1 adapted for electrical conductors to pass through beneath the rail. Pivotally mounted on the vertical member of the T steel 1 below and outwardly from the notch supporting the T rail and on opposite sides of said vertical member are the T rail securing members 2 and 3 which are shaped as shown in the drawings and supported by means of a pivot bolt 4 which extends through holes in said members 2 and 3 and a hole in said vertical member and is secured by means of a nut on said bolt. These members 2 and 3 are each provided with a notch 2 similar to the notch 1 but positioned on an angle so that when the securing members 2 and 3 are turned to a position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings the T rail may be removed but when in the position shown by solid lines, the notches 2 in the securing members 2 and 3 fit the flange and support it in position, the pressure tend ing to make it tighter and more secure. They are, however, provided with another bolt 5 which passes throughsaid members and through a hole in the vertical member of the T steel 1 which provides additional means when desired for more rigidly securing the T rail in position. It will be noted that the members 2 and 3 are provided with angular shoulders 2 and 2 which rest against the flange portion of the T steel when turned to either securing or released position as shown best in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Though I have shown and described apar ticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions 1 do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the purview of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth inthe appended claims.

It is obvious that with this construction there is provided a railway tie with pivotally mounted securing means on the upright or vertical portion of the T member for en gaging the flange on the rail on one side for securing it in position and the other side of the flange is positioned in a notch in said upright or vertical member so that the Trail is held in position when said pivotal'memher is turned to a certain position and may be removed when it is turned in the opposite direction and the same may be secured in the position for holding the T rail in position in which the pressure outwardly and downwardly tends to make it more secure or by a stay bolt passing through said securing members and said upright or vertical member.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A railway tie, including a T member provided with an undercut notchtherein adapted to fit the one side of the flange of a T rail and its other side tapering upwardly and a plate with a similar notch pivotally mounted on said T member and adapted to engage the rail flange when turned to a certain position and to be released therefrom when turned in the opposite direction.

2. A railway tie, including a T member 3 provided with an undercut notch therein adapted to fit the one side of the flange of a T rail and its other side tapering upwardly,

a plate with a similar notch pivotally mounted on said T member and adapted to en- 4 gage the rail flange when turned to a certain position and to be released therefrom when turned in the opposite direction and means for preventing the turning of said plate.

A railway tie,-including a T member 4 provided with an undercut notch therein adapted to fit the one side of the flange of a T rail and its other side tapering upwardly,

a plate with a similar notch pivotally mounted on said T member and adapted to engage 5 the rail flange when turned to a certain position and to be released therefrom when turned in the opposite direction and means for preventingthe turning of said plate comprising a bolt positioned some distance 5 from the pivotal mounting of said plate passing through said plate and said T member. 1

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 31 6 day of August,1920.

' HENRY H. ASHLOGK. 

